Upcoming Events

Tuesday, June 30th

• 4:30 pm Invited Talk, Lecture Hall 1
  Control of locomotion in articulated robots: taking inspiration from vertebrates' spinal cord circuits
  Prof. Dr Auke Ijspeert

Wednesday, July 1st

• 9:00 am - 6:00 pm - preliminaries
  

• 9:30 am Autonomous Car Demonstration
  The car is already known to many as the German Team-LUX car (IBEO Hamburg) from the Darpa Urban Challenge 2007 - by then the world's most important car rally for autonomous vehicles. LUX drives using two eyelike laser sensors in the front and one in the back that scan road conditions, buildings, other vehicles and pedestrians over a range of up to 200m.

  What makes the LUX so special compared to its competitors is that it does not look like a robot: 3 ibeo LUX sensors as well as the entire processing are integrated invisibly into the vehicle. Like this, the LUX keeps its original appearance despite the robot expansion of its abilities.

  During an exclusive demonstration, the car will show its capabilities to drive autonomously (no driver on the steering wheel) through a public street.
  
  For detailed information about Team-Lux visit their site: http://www.team-lux.com/



• 10:00 am Opening Cerenomy, Hall B
  Special guests:
  • Prof. Dr. Manuela M. Veloso
    (President RoboCup Federation)
  • Bürgermeister Mag. Siegfried Nagl
    (Mayor of the City of Graz)
  • Landesrätin Mag. Kristina Edlinger-Ploder
    (Member of the provincial government of Styria)
  • Geschäftsführer KNAPP Logistik Automation GmbH
    (CEO of KNAPP Logistik Automation GmbH)
  • Rektor Prof. Dr. Hans Sünkl
    (President Graz University of Technology)
    
    
• 11:00 pm Invited Talk, Lecture Hall 1
  Human-robotic exploration of nars: Spirit, opportunity, and phoenix lander
  Dr Ashitey Trebi-Ollennu (in English)
  
  
• 2:00 pm League Talk, Lecture Hall 1
  Soccer Simulation League
  Daniel Polani (in German)
  
  
• 3:00 pm League Talk, Lecture Hall 1
  Middle Size League
  Martin Riedmiller (in English)
  
  
• 5:00 pm Invited Talk, Lecture Hall 1
  iWalker: Towards an intelligent pedestrian aid for senior citizens
  Prof. Ulises Cortés

Thursday, July 2nd

• 9:00 am - 6:00 pm - preliminaries
  
  
• 10:00 am League Talk, Lecture Hall 1
  Robocup@Home
  Paul Plöger (in German)
  
  
• 11:00 am League Talk, Lecture Hall 1
  Rescue Real Robot League
  Johannes Pellenz (in English)
  
  
• 2:00 pm Demonstration Rescue Robots with First-Responders, in front of the main entrance
  This demonstration highlights the potential benefits of human-robot cooperation. Two scenarios will be shown: the situation after a truck accident involving hazardous substances, and a fire breakout in a multi-storey building. In these two scenarios, first responders will teleoperate ground and aerial rescue robots for reconnaissance and disaster mitigation.
  
  
• 3:00 pm League Talk, Lecture Hall 1
  Small Size League
  Tim Laue (in German)
  
  
• 4:00 pm League Talk, Lecture Hall 1
  Standard Platform League
  Thomas Röfer (in English)
  
  
• 5:00 pm Invited Talk, Lecture Hall 1
  Robot ecology for an ageing society
  Prof. Silvia Coradeschi
  
  
• 6:00 pm Junior Party, Hall B
  For Robocup Junior Participants only

Friday, July 3rd

• 9:00 am - 6:00 pm - preliminaries
  
  
• 10:00 am League Talk, Lecture Hall 1
  Rescue Simulation League
  Alexander Kleiner (in German)
  
  
• 11:00 am League Talk, Lecture Hall 1
  Humanoids League
  Sven Behnke (in English)
  
  
• 2:00 pm League Talk, Lecture Hall 1
  Soccer Simulation League
  Daniel Polani (in English)
  
  
• 3:00 pm League Talk, Lecture Hall 1
  Middle Size League
  Martin Riedmiller (in German)
  
  
• 5:00 pm Invited Talk, Lecture Hall 1
  Being there
  Prof. Robin Roberson Murphy
  
  
• 8:00 pm Banquet, Hall B
  For senior teams and invited guests only

Saturday, July 4th

• 9:00 am - 6:00 pm - preliminaries and quarter finals
  
  
• 10:00 am League Talk, Lecture Hall 1
  RoboCup@Home
  Paul Plöger (in English)
  
  
• 11:00 am League Talk, Lecture Hall 1
  Rescue Real Robot League
  Johannes Pellenz (in German)
  
  
• 2:00 pm League Talk, Lecture Hall 1
  Small Size League
  Tim Laue (in English)
  
  
• 3:00 pm League Talk, Lecture Hall 1
  Standard Platform League
  Thomas Röfer (in German)
  
  
• 4:00 pm Invited Talk, Lecture Hall 1
  Reliable life-long navigation for mobile robots
  Prof. Wolfram Burgard

Sunday, July 5th

• 8:00 am - 12:00 pm Semi-Finals
  
  
• 10:00 am League Talk, Lecture Hall 1
  Rescue Simulation League
  Alexander Kleiner (in English)
  
  
• 11:00 am League Talk, Lecture Hall 1
  Humanoids League
  Sven Behnke (in German)
  
  
• 12:00 pm - 3:30 pm Finals
  
  
  • 10:00 am Junior Soccer, Hall A, 2nd floor
    
  • 11:30 am Festo Hockey, Hall A, 2nd floor
    
  • 12:00 pm Soccer Simulation 3D, Stadthalle
    
  • 12:00 pm RoboCup@Home, Hall A, 1st floor
    
  • 12:30 pm Small Size, Stadthalle
    
  • 12:30 pm Rescue Agent Competition, Hall A, 1st floor
    
  • 1:00 pm Soccer Simulation 2D, Stadthalle
    
  • 1:00 pm Rescue Virtual Robot, Hall A, 1st floor
    
  • 1:30 pm Humanoids Teen Size, Stadthalle
    
  • 1:30 pm Rescue Real Robot, Hall A, 1st floor
    
  • 2:00 pm Standard Platform, Stadthalle
    
  • 2:30 pm Middle Size League, Hall A, 1st floor
    
  • 3:00 pm Humanoids Kid Size, Stadthalle
  
  
• 3:30 pm Junior Award Cerenomy, Hall B
  
  
• 4:30 pm Award and Closing Cerenomy, Hall B